chancy 英 [ˈtʃɑ:nsi]   美 [ˈtʃænsi]

chancy

chancy  英 [ˈtʃɑ:nsi] 美 [ˈtʃænsi]

adj. 不确实的;偶然发生的;不安的 

比较级:chancier  最高级:chanciest 

This chancy policy might have left Gadhafi wounded, dangerous and in power. But it didn't. 这项冒险政策可能会让卡扎菲伤痕累累、陷入困境、执掌大权,但事实并非如此。
It failed at the box office earlier this year. Studio executives have long known that such films are chancy. 今年早些时候它的票房大败,电影公司的制作人其实早就知道这样的电影很有风险。

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  • adj. 不确实的;偶然发生的;不安的
  • 1. This chancy policy might have left Gadhafi wounded, dangerous and in power. But it didn't.

    这项冒险政策可能会让卡扎菲伤痕累累、陷入困境、执掌大权,但事实并非如此。

  • 2. It failed at the box office earlier this year. Studio executives have long known that such films are chancy.

    今年早些时候它的票房大败,电影公司的制作人其实早就知道这样的电影很有风险。

  • 3. A:Don't you think it's a bit chancy?

    你不觉得有点不可靠吗?

  • chancy (adj.) 1510s, "lucky, foreboding good fortune," from chance (n.) + -y (2). Meaning "uncertain, subject to risk" is recorded from 1860.
chancy / ˈtʃɑːnsi ; NAmE ˈtʃænsi / adjective ( informal) involving risks and uncertainty 有风险的;不确定的 SYN risky chancy chancier chanciest chancy / ˈtʃɑːnsi ; NAmE ˈtʃænsi /
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